SNL Faculty on Writing

“[I] use writing in my classes to help students learn through connecting what they read and hear in the class to their own experiences.”

Dana McDermott

“Writing is the primary means by which SNL students communicate what they have learned. [It] promotes critical thinking and allows students to reflect on their learning in relation to life experience.”

Bill Muller

“Writing is the most important skill for any student--any person--both to express their ideas in various settings and to explore and clarify ideas.”

Polly Hoover

“Writing is the visual representation of reflection, which is a key piece of SNL. It is also a major piece of capturing the learning that occurs and making it meaningful at a personal level.”

Paula Bartholomae

“[Writing] is the vehicle to developing and evidencing experience-based learning.”

Patrick E. Ryan

“Writing provides a way for the student to consciously articulate reflection versus knowledge.”

Jackson N. Hartley

“Clear communication is important in all aspects of one's life.”

Cecelia Radlowski

“Academically, professionally, holistically, writing is important in life, and at SNL.”

Warren Scheideman

“Logical thinking is reflected in logical writing.”

Cecelia Radlowski

“Writing helps clarify one's own thought processes."

Fred Wellisch